Kamu selalu senyum is Indonesian for “you always smile.” My driver/guide told me this in the middle of our day-long motorbike tour of Lake Toba’s Samosir peninsula (in North Sumatra). I had good reason to smile – it was a great day in a breathtakingly beautiful part of Indonesia, and I got to experience cultural, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lake Toba’
Kamu selalu senyum
Posted in Indonesia 2009-2010, tagged Batak, happiness, Lake Toba, Sumatra on February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I go out walkin’
Posted in Indonesia 2009-2010, tagged Batak, Lake Toba, Sumatra on February 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Since my classes don’t start until March 1 and I have some free time on my hands, I decided to fly to Sumatra to visit Lake Toba, an area my friends have raved about. Lake Toba is a huge lake filling a volcanic crater in northern Sumatera, and it’s gorgeous. My first adventure upon settling [...]
